The Piano Music of Olivier Messiaen: Catalogue d'oiseaux (1956-58), Book 7 / La Fauvette des Jardins (1970)

Album by Olivier Messiaen & Peter Hill

This 1970 album presents piano works by French composer Olivier Messiaen drawn from compositions written between 1956 and 1970. The music blends modernist harmony, intricate rhythmic cycles and birdsong-inspired motifs to create dense, colouristic piano textures that mark a mature phase in Messiaen's output and exemplify his influential contribution to mid-20th-century piano repertoire.